Beyond serving as the basis of the global counter-terrorism architecture, the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy calls for commitments to human

This week in Australian foreign affairs: The Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister for Defence travel to Japan; Prime Minister Anthony Albanese travels to Singapore; in a

Artemis II has returned humans to deep space for the first time in fifty years — but the forces that

This week in Australian foreign affairs: Germany and Australia announce multiple defence arrangements; Minister Penny Wong appoints several new Consuls-General;

Indonesia’s universal healthcare ambitions cannot be realised without targeted reforms to specialist training and financial structures. Paid specialist training positions

Australia’s world-first ban on social media for children under 16 years of age has prompted governments worldwide, including in the European Union,

This week in Australian foreign affairs: Australia and the European Union conclude negotiations on a landmark Free Trade Agreement and

A much-publicised speech by Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney at the 2026 World Economic Forum in Davos, as well as his recent visit to Australia, have highlighted the need for joint leadership by middle powers in a volatile world of

Great powers increasingly expect alignment not only in military affairs but also across diplomacy, technology, supply chains, and public signalling.

Press freedom rarely collapses in a single dramatic moment. More often, it erodes gradually through legal pressure, intimidation, and financial

Recent crises show how quickly smaller states can be drawn into conflicts they neither choose nor control. Many have responded

The commotion over the world’s biggest island may be a prelude to a potential conflict over the “Continent of Peace.”